Explore by category
Digital AssetsDigital Assets Posts
What Happens If You Buy Stolen Digital Goods? Legal Risks Explained
Buying stolen digital goods without knowing it almost never leads to criminal charges, but it will almost always cost you the item. Game keys get revoked the moment a platform traces them back to fraud, accounts get banned for repeated fraudulent activity, and civil law doesn't let you keep something just because you paid for it in good faith.
How to Get a Refund for a Digital Game Download (Steam, PSN, Xbox)
The three platforms don't just differ on timing. They differ on what qualifies for a refund at all. Full games and DLC follow each platform's standard rule on all three. In-game consumables are the trickiest category: Steam reviews them case by case, PlayStation only allows a refund up until the next time you launch the game after buying, and Xbox rarely approves them at all.
Is CDKeys Legit? The Hidden Risks of Gray Market Game Keys
CDKeys works, in the sense that matters most to the large majority of buyers: real keys, genuinely unused, activating fine in the overwhelming share of orders placed. What it isn't is a publisher-authorized retailer for the games it actually sells, and that single fact explains almost everything else genuinely worth knowing here before you decide whether to buy from it.
Is Reselling Digital Products Legal? EULAs and First Sale Doctrine
The key word running through all of this is physical. The doctrine is built around one specific copy changing hands; once that copy is sold, the copyright owner's distribution right over it is legally "exhausted."
Take Control of Your Feedback
Claim your free profile and access every review, respond directly, and make the most of your feedback.
Build trust, boost engagement, and drive results — —get started today!
Claim Your Profile